BARRY COUNTY -- A man reportedly trying to break into a home this morning was shot by his step-father near Orangeville, police told dispatchers.

The shooting was reported just before 7 a.m. at 7077 Boysen Road, southwest of Orangeville.

The shooter told dispatchers that his stepson forced entry into the home and was assaulting him before he fired a shot, according to police reports.

The victim fled the home and initially was said to be down in the front yard, but police later learned he was at a home on 124th Avenue. Police initially were looking for a Ford Thunderbird that had left the scene.

Dispatchers were told the victim had a gunshot wound to the leg, but the severity of the injury was not known.